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Batman as a theme in general touches on some pretty dark themes that probably
aren’t appropriate for children. I’ve often wondered how toy companies in
general can justifiably market products aimed at children based on movies
with a clear MA rating (or even PG13) eg. Revenge of the Sith, Batman Begins,
Spiderman 3 etc. Obviously I’ve got outmoded ideas about the principles of
toy design.
Allister
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I don’t think it can be quite so simple though. A lot of films are MA or PG13
(which any child can see if their parents take them IIRC) because of ‘bad
language’ or nudity, neither of which are likely to make it to the toy product.
With children’s toys based directly on a single film with an MA rating your
argument would stand up but I don’t think LEGO have released anything like this
(probably most children’s toy companies wouldn’t because it would be unlikely to
profit).
However, if you consider LEGO’s main licenses we have: Batman (most Batman
sources are suitable for children eg. 60s tv show, comics, some films),
Spiderman 1 and 2 films (PG13 for both films) and Star Wars (I believe these
range from G to PG13). In each case there’s a good chance that children from all
but the most protected family environments will have seen the films or some
related source material.
Tim
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In lugnet.licensed.batman, Timothy Gould wrote:
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I don’t think it can be quite so simple though. A lot of films are MA or PG13
(snip) because of ‘bad language’ or nudity, neither of which are likely to
make it to the toy product.
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Which can be a bummer IYAM ;-)
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In lugnet.licensed.batman, Timothy Gould wrote:
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However, if you consider LEGO’s main licenses we have: Batman (most Batman
sources are suitable for children eg. 60s tv show, comics, some films),
Spiderman 1 and 2 films (PG13 for both films) and Star Wars (I believe these
range from G to PG13).
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Loathing him as I do, I can’t speak for the Spiderman films, but I’d say that
the 60’s Batman tv show isn’t suitable for viewing by anyone. Also, in the US
the Star Wars films have all received a PG rating with the exception of RotS
which stands out as the only PG-13 episode, and one that Lucas himself has
specifically said isn’t really intended to be viewed by the full range of ages
as the previous five installments were, due to the much darker themes that were
necessarily going to be explored with the destruction of the Jedi order and the
fall of the Republic. They even had to make some minor tweaks going into the
Special Editions (recutting certain scenes so you never actually saw naked-faced
human officers and Death Star Troopers getting hit with blaster bolts...though
it was perfectly okay when it came to armor-clad Stormtroopers and their more
specialized cousins the Snowtroopers and Scout Troopers).
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